With poor conditions the match was mostly a forwards game this suited Highland because of there big mobile pack. The game started off with early Highland pressure and then Dunfermline giving away a penalty to give Highland an easy 3 points. The colts struck back 10 minutes later with a nice backs move to see Jonny Smart go in under the posts, Stevie McColl then converted. The second half saw Highland cross the line for two trys to take the lead. The Colts needed to score and looked to substitute winger James Lawrie who made an excellent break and dived in at he left hand corner to seal a game that the Colts didn't really deserve to win. The Colts are now heading to the nationals after the win today but we will need to play an awful lot better next week away to Perth who will be out for revenge.
Jonny Smart
Today saw the Colts come home from Perthshire after a great team performance, the Colts winning by 34 points to Perthshires 14. The game started off well for the Colts as we had Perth pinned back in the opening stages, this early pressure by the Colts was then rewarded by a break from McColl and was finished off by winger Duncan Campbell. Just after that came another try from Campbell as a chip from McColl took an awkward bounce and landed in to the hands of Campbell for him to go in for an easy second try. Perth struck back with a try from there inside centre. Steven McColl then went in for a try to nearly put the game in the bag but the game was won when winger Jonny Smart scored 2 trys in the last 15 minutes. Final Score Colts 34 - Perthshire - 13. Colts remain unbeaten in 9 games and will now go through to the nationals as Caledonian Champions.
With centre Jonny smart out injured and Stevie McColl only playing a half the colts needed to step up to beat a decent Perthshire. The game kicked off with Perth kicking towards the town. In the first 10 minutes saw a lot of Perthshire pressure due to the colts deciding to use the boot rather than keep the ball in hand. Minutes later the colts were awarded a penalty that McColl then slotted right between the sticks. Later in the first half Perthshire�s outside centre scored under the posts due to a lot of missed tackles from the Colts. The Colts struck back right after with Steven Ebbage getting his first of two trys as he went over in the left hand corner. At the start of second half Perthshire and the Colts both kicked two more penalties each, moments later the Colts were pegged back in there 22 when Steven Ebbages clearance kick was charged down and caught by a Perthshire player and he went in under the posts, the try was then converted. This was a wake up call for the colts and a great kick by Grant Fraser got the Colts back up in the Perth 22, the lineout was won by Perth but then knocked on. David Footes consistent hooking helped Gregor Hutt to go over for a try but was disallowed because the ref said it was held up. In the dying stages of the match the colts needed a try to equal the scores and that try came from winger Duncan Campbell. It was then converted by Grant Fraser to give the match a final score of Dunfermline Colts 22 Perthshire - 20. This game was a bit of a wake up and we will need to play a lot better if we want to beat Highland next week.Colts still remain unbeaten. Jonny Smart
Yesterday saw the colts betting Stirling County yet again at home 13 - 3. The game was fiercely competitive and physical with both teams looking to finish top of the league. In the first half Stevie McColl put boot to ball to give the colts a 3 - 0 lead this was later equalled by Stirling Counties full back kicking an easy penalty under the posts. In the second half Saw Stevie McColl kick yet another 3 points, to make the score 6 � 3. Up until this point the game was very tight but tiredness settled in to both teams and more gaps were starting to appear. In round about the 60th minute Dunfy were on the attack with the forwards taking it up on the crash ball and giving the backs fast ball only for stevie to pass the ball out to outside centre Jonny smart he then cut a good angle through the county defence and burst a tackle and dived over the line for the only try of the game. Stevie McColl then converted to make the Final Score Dunfermline Colts 13 - Stirling County 3. The colts now enjoy a weeks break next week and look forward to playing the runner up of the Highland league in two weeks.
